diff --git a/erpnext/projects/doctype/project/project.py b/erpnext/projects/doctype/project/project.py
index 7031fcb1de4..29f1ce455e3 100644
--- a/erpnext/projects/doctype/project/project.py
+++ b/erpnext/projects/doctype/project/project.py
@@ -326,21 +326,39 @@ def get_timeline_data(doctype, name):
 def get_project_list(
 	doctype, txt, filters, limit_start, limit_page_length=20, order_by="modified"
 ):
-	return frappe.db.sql(
-		"""select distinct project.*
-		from tabProject project, `tabProject User` project_user
-		where
-			(project_user.user = %(user)s
-			and project_user.parent = project.name)
-			or project.owner = %(user)s
-			order by project.modified desc
-			limit {0}, {1}
-		""".format(
-			limit_start, limit_page_length
-		),
-		{"user": frappe.session.user},
-		as_dict=True,
-		update={"doctype": "Project"},
+	meta = frappe.get_meta(doctype)
+	if not filters:
+		filters = []
+
+	fields = "distinct *"
+
+	or_filters = []
+
+	if txt:
+		if meta.search_fields:
+			for f in meta.get_search_fields():
+				if f == "name" or meta.get_field(f).fieldtype in (
+					"Data",
+					"Text",
+					"Small Text",
+					"Text Editor",
+					"select",
+				):
+					or_filters.append([doctype, f, "like", "%" + txt + "%"])
+		else:
+			if isinstance(filters, dict):
+				filters["name"] = ("like", "%" + txt + "%")
+			else:
+				filters.append([doctype, "name", "like", "%" + txt + "%"])
+
+	return frappe.get_list(
+		doctype,
+		fields=fields,
+		filters=filters,
+		or_filters=or_filters,
+		limit_start=limit_start,
+		limit_page_length=limit_page_length,
+		order_by=order_by,
 	)